apt configuration takes too long on installation

[abdelkader belahcene]

Hi,
I always have  in the installation debian, this pb : The apt- configuration takes a long time,  giving the nice  message : please wait!!!!  
In fact the installator tries to get packages from internet (
when I switch CTRL+ALT+F2, I find the process http.... ),
in the /target/etc/apt/sources.lst there are  deb http://security.debian.org .......)

why this since I install from the CD, and answer no to  mirror, this normally is enough to install only from  CD.

I tryed option at the boot, no appropriate parameter for that, I disabled the dhcp. The problem reamined the same.

thanks for help
best regards
bela
 

[Neal Hogan]

On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 6:39 AM, abdelkader
belahcene<abelahcene@...> wrote:
> Hi,
> I always have  in the installation debian, this pb : The apt- configuration
> takes a long time,  giving the nice  message : please wait!!!!
> In fact the installator tries to get packages from internet (
> when I switch CTRL+ALT+F2, I find the process http.... ),
> in the /target/etc/apt/sources.lst there are  deb http://security.debian.org
> .......)

look at your /etc/apt/sources.list . . .  you're going to see where
your system is looking for pkgs . . . delete or comment out the
locations you'd rather not go to.

>
> why this since I install from the CD, and answer no to  mirror, this
> normally is enough to install only from  CD.
>
> I tryed option at the boot, no appropriate parameter for that, I disabled
> the dhcp. The problem reamined the same.
>
> thanks for help
> best regards
> bela
>
>

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[abdelkader belahcene]

Please,
I said  : I used full  CD1 lenny 5.02.
Ok, thanks,
Pratically I want to stop all processes using the access to internet like for example:
          rdate   which tries to adjust  the time from remote servers
          dhclient  ( Ok for this we can disable the parameter  at the boot)
          /usr/lib/apt/methods/http    which tries to complete and download from internet

 thanks for help
best regards
bela

On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 1:02 PM, Kousik Maiti <kousikster@...> wrote:

I think you trying to install from net installer CD. What is the size of your CD?

On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 5:09 PM, abdelkader belahcene <abelahcene@...> wrote:

Hi,
I always have  in the installation debian, this pb : The apt- configuration takes a long time,  giving the nice  message : please wait!!!!  
In fact the installator tries to get packages from internet (
when I switch CTRL+ALT+F2, I find the process http.... ),
in the /target/etc/apt/sources.lst there are  deb http://security.debian.org .......)

why this since I install from the CD, and answer no to  mirror, this normally is enough to install only from  CD.

I tryed option at the boot, no appropriate parameter for that, I disabled the dhcp. The problem reamined the same.

thanks for help
best regards
bela
 

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[Neal Hogan]

((bela, I suspect you meant to reply on this thread. So, I cp'd it below))

On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 7:36 AM, Neal Hogan<nealhogan@...> wrote:

> On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 6:39 AM, abdelkader
> belahcene<abelahcene@...> wrote:
>> Hi,
>> I always have  in the installation debian, this pb : The apt- configuration
>> takes a long time,  giving the nice  message : please wait!!!!
>> In fact the installator tries to get packages from internet (
>> when I switch CTRL+ALT+F2, I find the process http.... ),
>> in the /target/etc/apt/sources.lst there are  deb http://security.debian.org
>> .......)
>
> look at your /etc/apt/sources.list . . .  you're going to see where
> your system is looking for pkgs . . . delete or comment out the
> locations you'd rather not go to.
>
>>
>> why this since I install from the CD, and answer no to  mirror, this
>> normally is enough to install only from  CD.
>>
>> I tryed option at the boot, no appropriate parameter for that, I disabled
>> the dhcp. The problem reamined the same.

>Thanks for reply,
>But I have to do it during the installation, the content of the file /etc/apt >/sources is already read and used.

So, out of curiosity, does the system not install? or is it just an
inconvenience?

Sorry, I have no further suggestions at this time other than to
(re)check your install medium and what your installing (perhaps it's a
boot CD that doesn't have the installation sets on it and must go get
'em).

>thanks
>bela
>>
>> thanks for help
>> best regards
>> bela
>>
>>
>


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[Andrew M.A. Cater]

On Thu, Jul 09, 2009 at 07:13:22PM +0100, abdelkader belahcene wrote:

> Please,
> I said  : I used full  CD1 lenny 5.02.
> Ok, thanks,
> Pratically I want to stop all processes using the access to internet like
> for example:
>           rdate   which tries to adjust  the time from remote servers
>           dhclient  ( Ok for this we can disable the parameter  at the boot)
>           /usr/lib/apt/methods/http    which tries to complete and download
> from internet
>
>  thanks for help
> best regards
> bela
>

Use the "expert" option in the install install - that asks you all the
questions that are relevant.

AndyC


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